'CARNAGE,' 'LUGHNASA' and More Part Of Seattle Repertory Theatre's 2010-2011 Season

Steve Jobs, three tall women, five Irish sisters, and an entire small town haunted by one strange urban legend. Seattle Repertory Theatre announces its 2010-11 season, which brings to life a whole host of characters (fictional and otherwise) in eight plays by some of the most exciting new writers and celebrated contemporary playwrights. Season tickets go on sale April 8.

"This season is all about the mix of long-time favorites with up-and-coming voices," said Producing Artistic Director Jerry Manning. "When you take the full journey of the season with us, you get to see the scope of contemporary theatre-from plays by the venerable Edward Albee to one of the country's most exciting new voices, Tarell McCraney."

Some of those long-time favorites include John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, the beautiful Irish family drama Dancing at Lughnasa, and Albee's Three Tall Women.

New works include the recent Broadway smash God of Carnage; McCraney's moving story of two brothers in the Louisiana bayou, The Brothers Size; and monologist Mike Daisey's hilarious and razor-sharp take on Steve Jobs and Apple Computers.

The season also includes The K of D, an urban legend, a quirky ghost story developed here in Seattle and returning after a highly praised run at the New York Fringe Festival; and the tart new "un-romantic comedy" This, a recent Off-Broadway hit.

"Another thing you'll notice is the female presence in this season's plays," Manning said. "It just happened that last season featured a lot of work by and about men. So this season we made a concerted effort to find plays that would provide that balance."

Seattle Rep will also continue its newly reinstated New Play Program, which will include readings and workshops with local and national playwrights throughout the season.

Coming off a critically and commercially successful 2009-10 season, the theatre has moved back to offering eight plays. The previous season was cut to seven-plus an outside partnership-to save money. As a result, the upcoming season features three plays in the intimate Leo K. theatre and five in the Bagley Wright.

ABOUT THE SEASON

God of Carnage BAGLEY
by Yasmina Reza | OCT. 1-24, 2010
An innocent squabble over a playground incident becomes an all-out, fur-flying, hilarious brawl between two couples in this 90-minute thrill ride, winner of the 2009 Tony for Best Play.

Three Tall Women LEO K.
by Edward Albee | OCT. 22-NOV. 28, 2010
Electrifying and heartrending, this portrait of three women at different stages in their lives is "a dazzler" (Wall Street Journal), one of Albee's most compelling works.

Dancing at Lughnasa BAGLEY
by Brian Friel | NOV. 12-DEC. 5, 2010
Friel's Tony-Award-winning Irish masterpiece captures a beautiful and exuberant sliver in the lives of five sisters, a summer where love-and everything else-seemed possible.

The K of D, an urban legend LEO K.
by Laura Schellhardt | JAN. 14-FEB. 20, 2011
Actress Renata Friedman brings an entire town to life in a summertime ghost story about a small-town girl with a lethal skill.

The Brothers Size BAGLEY
by Tarell McCraney | FEB. 4-27, 2011
The Louisiana bayou, West African mythology, and family interplay swirl together in this absorbing drama from one of the country's most exciting new playwrights.

Of Mice and Men BAGLEY
by John Steinbeck | MAR. 18-APR. 10, 2011
John Steinbeck's heartbreaking classic about two men searching for their slice of the American Dream comes to life in his own stage adaptation.

This LEO K.
by Melissa James Gibson | APR. 8-MAY 15, 2011
Four friends fast approaching the end of their 30s test the boundaries of their relationships in this piercing, beautifully crafted new play-a huge hit Off Broadway last season.

The Agony and The Ecstasy of Steve Jobs BAGLEY
created and performed by Mike Daisey | APR. 22-MAY 22, 2011
Dubbed "the master storyteller" by The New York Times, the hilarious and razor-sharp Mike Daisey turns his lens to Apple Computers and Steve Jobs.

Seattle Repertory Theatre is located at Seattle Center at the corner of Second Ave. and Mercer St., Seattle, Washington.

Season tickets go on sale April 8; single tickets go on sale in August. Packages range from $82-$421. Tickets can be ordered online (www.seattlerep.org), by phone (206-443-2222), or in person at the Seattle Repertory Theatre Box Office.

Seattle Repertory Theatre, founded in 1963, is led by Producing Artistic Director Jerry Manning and Managing Director Benjamin Moore. One of America's premier nonprofit resident theatres, Seattle Repertory Theatre has achieved international renown for its consistently high production and artistic standards, and was awarded the 1990 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre. With an emphasis on entertaining plays of true dramatic and literary worth, Seattle Rep produces a season of plays along with educational programs, new play workshops and special presentations.

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